Chapter 719 - 708: Not Called Svirgis
Chapter 719: Chapter 708: Not Called Svirgis
Lin Jun thought that next time he should award himself a Mushroom Oscar.
Look at this series of lifelike performances, completely deceiving the Green Dragon.
However, dragons are ultimately not sparrows and not so easy to catch.
Just before being stuffed in, it actually spat out dark green dragon breath.
Fortunately, creatures like Puki which are almost purely driven by Magic Power don’t fear so-called toxins—a Red Dragon would really have broken free.
This dragon’s strength is clearly not as formidable as the Red Dragon that showed up initially.
Even so, the gigantic Puki barely managed to bind it and, after forcefully stuffing it into its belly, relied on the internal high concentration of Hallucinogenic Spores to temporarily quiet it.
It was still far from Fungus Castle, and transporting it back would take considerable time.
To prevent the highly resistant Green Dragon from waking and struggling mid-journey, Lin Jun had to give it a slight makeover.
...
Ba-dum——!
A distant muffled sound echoed as the Fungus People in Fungus Castle’s streets looked toward the source, though many simply ignored it.
Lately, they’ve heard such noises enough—even though they could be annoying, they occurred only during certain parts of the day, not posing much of a problem.
The Fungus People heard it was experimenting with some new weapon—most assumed it was probably some kind of new Resonance Cannon.
To the south of Fungus Castle, Xiao Hai managed to dig herself out of the pit, disregarding her bleeding head injury as she rummaged amidst the surrounding meat fragments.
The thief who stole her gemstone was still pretty adept at escapes.
Unable to match its speed, she kept burrowing into complex terrains and left phantoms which misled Xiao Hai several times.
Forced to use the newly acquired [Meteor Impact] when unable to retrieve her Bright Crystal, Xiao Hai finally managed to crash into this D Level thief, but the outcome wasn’t great.
She found the Green Gemstone—it was shattered.
It remained pure, yet the damaged crack left the gemstone devoid of its original crystalline beauty.
This had been the Nth time recently that Xiao Hai lost a Bright Crystal.
Some were destroyed during pursuits, others were lost due to successful thief escapes.
Clutching the bloodstained fragments, Xiao Hai mournfully wailed to the sky.
These thieves were too horrible; she’d even taken measures to bury the Bright Crystals in batches, but they’d nonetheless been stolen!
Worried about her Bright Crystals, Xiao Hai’s appetite had dwindled lately; the usual delicious Puki was sparingly consumed, slimming her previously somewhat round body.
Nowadays, Xiao Hai no longer slept inside the Mushroom House but rather on its rooftop, always guarding her buried Bright Crystals, banishing anyone from approaching.
Except Norris, whom Xiao Hai regarded as a super-sized Bright Crystal producer.
"Xiao Hai, I found the mastermind directing thieves to steal your Bright Crystal!" Lin Jun said excitedly.
"Mastermind...fire...?"
"The biggest thief!"
"Big Thief!" Xiao Hai now understood, the Black Scales erecting, the dragon back arching, with fury burning in her golden Dragon Eyes.
Guided by Puki, Xiao Hai quickly flew to the location of the "Big Thief."
With no forelimbs or hind legs, and dragon wings dismantled, the massive body with only a long neck attached to the dragon’s head was dragged out from the gigantic Puki’s belly and dropped heavily to the ground.
Seeing another dragon, the usually rebellious Xiao Hai instinctively folded her dragon wings somewhat, partially hiding herself.
Stuffed inside the gigantic Puki’s belly, the Green Dragon had long since been awakened, simply unable to struggle.
Once thrown out, it immediately saw Xiao Hai.
Wodeworm’s pupils abruptly contracted to a thin line.
"You are...that weakest Svirgis!"
He seemed to recall something, a muffled roar rolling from his throat.
"You...you!" His neck snapped straight, the dragon head lifted high, and due to imbalance, thudded heavily to the ground, splashing mud, "You despicable Svirgis! You teamed up with lowly bugs to set a trap against me? I will...I will...!"
Wodeworm opened his mouth to spray dragon breath at Xiao Hai, but along the way, he had already exhausted his stored dragon breath, only squeezing out a few wisps of green mist.
The name Svirgis seemed to stir certain memories in Xiao Hai’s not-so-intelligent mind.
The originally furious demeanor faded, turning somewhat timid, even if the opponent was just a "dragon stick."
However, this scene only made Wodeworm more arrogant, venting anger at losing his limbs: "I remember you as the little follower always trailing behind the big dragon! No different from the kobold servants! It’s laughable, you count as a dragon? You even wish to become an Ancient Dragon?"
Amused by his final words, Wodeworm laughed heartily.
He was well aware of his fate, hence utterly devoid of scruples.
"What is he saying?" Listening to the Green Dragon’s growl for a long time, Lin Jun never expected to need Xiao Hai as an interpreter.
And Xiao Hai’s Intelligence remained stable—only with single-word prompt did Lin Jun finally grasp the rough meaning.
A Puki slipped along Xiao Hai’s tail, scrambling atop her head, tentacles rubbing against the Black Scales.
"Tell her, what’s your name?"
"My name, what?"
"Yes, what’s your name? Is it Svirgis or...?"
"My name is," Xiao Hai’s golden Dragon Eyes trembled, constantly flitting between Puki atop her head and the Green Dragon, suddenly roaring out, "Not Svirgis! My name is Xiao Hai!"
"What nonsense, you obviously are Svir..." the Green Dragon still wanted to engage in verbal attacks, but Lin Jun didn’t give him the chance.
"Right, you’re Xiao Hai, my well-behaved Xiao Hai whom I raised! And he..."
The tentacles of the gigantic Puki scrambled over the Green Dragon’s Dragon Scales, and the gemstones stuck beneath the scales all fell to the ground with a clatter.
They were all the Bright Crystals carried by those D Level escapees recently!
"And he is merely a Big Thief stealing your Bright Crystals!"
Seeing the Bright Crystals fall out, fury once again rose in Xiao Hai’s eyes.
"Big Thief, must bite!"
Instead of biting, Xiao Hai’s dragon wings trembled, soaring high into the sky, circling with Acceleration——
[Meteor Impact]
Boom——!
Wodeworm’s body, like a target, was forcefully Pierced, while Xiao Hai in the huge Impact, once again knocked herself unconscious, buried amidst Green Dragon blood and flesh, suffering considerable wounds.
As for the Puki atop Xiao Hai’s head, it hadn’t scrambled down the dragon carriage in time...
"Cough, cough..."
Dragon blood was coughed out, and the dying Wodeworm looked at the surrounding Puki but laughed hoarsely.
"You think this way you can raise an Ancient Dragon? Attempting to... attempting to taint Dragon Struggle’s ridiculous creatures, you will surely... pay... pay..."
The dragon head drooped, silent forevermore.
The Green Dragon’s curse before death didn’t concern Lin Jun; such curses in D Level Paradise were merely everyday grumblings.
It’s just...
Puki dug out Xiao Hai, eyes rolling on the surface.
[Ancient Dragon Path 11%]
Only increased by 1%.